University of California at Riverside
The University of California, Riverside is a public, coeducational university situated in Riverside, California beside Box Springs Mountain. It is one of ten University of California campuses and is popularly known as UCR or UC Riverside. As of 2003, UCR was the fastest growing UC campus in terms of enrollment and endowment.
navel orange to the United States) and significant agricultural research still takes place there. Today, UCR is oriented towards undergraduates, and offers 78 majors and 45 minors. It is the only UC campus to offer an undergraduate degree in creative writing and one of only two UC campuses to offer an undergraduate degree in business administration. UCR features a unique biomedical sciences program which allows students can earn both BS and MD degrees in seven years instead of eight.
UCR is also a primary partner in the Riverside Regional Technology Park, which also includes the City of Riverside, the County of Riverside, and various private industry members. The park is intended to assist entrepreneurs in developing new products and help move UCR discoveries into the marketplace.
UCR is host to the world's largest academic collection of Star Trek material.
Organization
Chancellors
- Gordon Watkins (1949-1956)
- Herman Spieth (1956-1964)
- Ivan Hinderaker (1964-1979)
- Tomás Rivera (1979-1984) First Minority UC Chancellor
- Daniel Aldrich (1984, acting)
- Ted Hullar (1985-1987)
- Rosemary Schraer (1987-1992) First Female UC Chancellor
- Raymond Orbach (1992-2002)
- David H. Warren (2002, acting)
- France A. Córdova (2002-present)
Colleges and Schools
UCR's academic departments and programs are organized into 5 colleges and schools:
UCR's University Extension program provides continuing education to community members of the Inland Empire.
Athletics
UCR competes as an NCAA Division I school in the Big West Conference.
The official UCR mascot is the Highlander.
Notable faculty
Notable alumni and students
